The Julian Assange Test Facing Every Member of the House The Julian Assange Test Facing Every Member of the House
How many representatives have the courage to defend the freedom of the press? Rashida Tlaib wants to find out.
Apr 14, 2023 / John Nichols
The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer” The Brief Death and Miraculous Resurrection of the “Texas Observer”
Progressive media is not a “business.” It’s a labor movement.
Apr 13, 2023 / Gabriel Arana
Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings Representative Jim Jordan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Hearings
The Ohio representative’s debut in the scandal business represents a considerable falling off from the party of Joseph McCarthy and Henry Hyde.
Apr 11, 2023 / Francis Wilkinson
This New Magazine Aims to Be a Home for the Black Left This New Magazine Aims to Be a Home for the Black Left
The thousands who were mobilized by George Floyd’s murder need a place to debate strategy and stay engaged. Hammer & Hope wants to be just that.
Apr 11, 2023 / Dani McClain
Clarence Thomas’s Rich Friend Collects: Judges, Politicians—and Nazi Memorabilia Clarence Thomas’s Rich Friend Collects: Judges, Politicians—and Nazi Memorabilia
Texas billionaire Harlan Crow is a modern-day Charles Foster Kane.
Apr 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Will Jeff Zients Destroy Joe Biden’s Presidency? Will Jeff Zients Destroy Joe Biden’s Presidency?
The new White House chief of staff is alienating congressional Democrats and progressives.
Apr 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated Reports of the Death of the “Texas Observer” Are Greatly Exaggerated
With support from readers, a legendary progressive publication lives to fight another day.
Apr 3, 2023 / Jim Hightower
The Giants of Local Journalism Are Not Being Replaced The Giants of Local Journalism Are Not Being Replaced
There will never be another reporter like Chuck Johnson, and democracy will suffer for it.
Apr 3, 2023 / Obituary / Kathleen McLaughlin
Don’t Let the “Texas Observer” Shut Down Don’t Let the “Texas Observer” Shut Down
The magazine that Molly Ivins edited and that remains the voice of speak-truth-to-power Texas liberalism is threatened with closing. We can’t let that happen.
Mar 29, 2023 / John Nichols
A Lawsuit Puts the Workplace Culture of Fox News on Trial A Lawsuit Puts the Workplace Culture of Fox News on Trial
A former booker for the network claims that her testimony in the the Dominion case was coerced, as part of a sexist legal strategy by the network to scapegoat women employees.
Mar 22, 2023 / Chris Lehmann